The biggest, brightest moon of the year made for some beautiful photographs around the world early this week.

The "super snow moon" or supermoon was about 17,000 miles closer to Earth than average on Tuesday, and was full Monday through Wednesday in some areas.

The "snow" name comes from the Old Farmers' Almanac, which notes full moons by seasons. February's full moon is aptly named, as it's the nation's snowiest month, according to data from the National Weather Service.

If you missed this month's supermoon, you can catch another one on March 21. It just won't be quite as big and bright.

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Here are some photos of this week's supermoon:

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The supermoon passes behind the World Trade Center in New York City on Tuesday.(Photo: J. David Ake, AP)

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A view of the full moon over Mount Pico Sacro, just outside Santiago de Compostela, Spain, March 20, 2019. The third full supermoon of the year, also known as full worm supermoon is the first supermoon in two decades to coincide with the spring equinox. LAVANDEIRA JR, EPA-EFE

A plane passes in front of the 'Super Worm Moon' reaching its peak on the first day of spring in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on March 20, 2019. Its name comes from northern Native American tribes that said this moon signaled the thawing of winter snow and the reappearance of earthworms in the soil. Armando Babani, EPA-EFE

A lookout tower, left, and the broadcast tower of Antenna Hungaria at the top of Karancs mountain are backdropped by the rising moon as seen from the vicinity of Karancskeszi village, northeast of Budapest, Hungary on March 20, 2019. Peter Komka, EPA-EFE

The waxing gibbous moon rises over One World Trade Center in New York City Tuesday evening, March 19, 2019. On Wednesday evening, the third Supermoon of the year will rise. Thomas P. Costello, Asbury Park Press via USA TODAY Network

The first storks to arrive one day before the beginning of spring sit in their nest before the full moon in the village of Rzanicino near Skopje, Northern Macedonia, on March 19, 2019. From March 20 to 21, the first full moon of spring for the northern hemisphere and the first full moon of autumn for the southern hemisphere can be seen in the sky. Georgi Licovski, EPA-EFE

An Emirates Air Line cable cars is silhouetted against the backdrop of the supermoon in Greenwich, London on Feb. 19, 2019. On Tuesday, the moon will "only" be about 221,000 miles from Earth, which is about 17,000 miles closer than average. YUI MOK, PA via AP

A supermoon rises behind U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters at a defense post in the desert near the last land still held by Islamic State militants outside Baghouz, Syria, on Feb. 19, 2019. FELIPE DANA, AP

epa07381524 A so-called Supermoon is seen in the sky over the Santiago Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, northern Spain, 19 February 2019. A 'Supermoon' commonly is described as a full moon at its closest distance to the earth with the moon appearing larger and brighter than usual. EPA-EFE/Lavandeira jr ORG XMIT: GRAF265 LAVANDEIRA JR, EFE